In what observers have described as a classic case of the hunter becoming the hunted, the man at the center of the controversy over the suspension and trial of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen is now having his own run with the law.
A Kaduna State High Court on Friday issued a warrant of arrest against Justice Danladi Umar, the Chairman of Code of Conduct Bureau, (CCB), for contempt. According to the arrest warrant, a copy of which was obtained by Huhuonline.com, police personnel and other law enforcement authorities were directed to arrest the CCB Chairman and produce him before the court on Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019.
The arrest warrant was issued by Justice Mario Mohammed after the CCB chairman had ignored several court summonses in a suit between Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufa’i and Today’s publishing Company Ltd, and one other plaintiff.
Today Publishing Company, publisher of The Union Newspapers had filed application requesting the court to subpoena the CCB Chairman to produce the assets declaration of El-Rufai in court after several failed efforts it made to obtain it from the CCB.
Justice Mohammed granted the approval based on the application filed by Counsel to The Union Newspapers, Mr J.N. Egwuonwu (SAN), during the continuation of defence at previous sitting.
Egwuonwu represented by Hiifan Andrew Abuul had written application to the court to Subpoena CCB to tender the asset declaration of the Governor before the court. Huhuonline.com understands that El-Rufai had gone to the court over a report carried by the newspaper in which it allegedly stated that he had declared N90 billion in his CCB assets declaration form.
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